Honda Civic Type R revealed

Pictures and video footage of the new Honda Civic Type R suggest it could be a
match for the best hot hatches

Pictures of the new Honda Civic Type R undergoing testing have been released, prior to the model going on sale in 2015.

The car is shown at Honda’s test track in Tochigi, Japan. Although the production version is likely to have different bodywork to the prototype car, it is likely to have a similarly aggressive makeover, with dramatic spoilers and large wheelarch extensions.

Honda’s World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) driver Gabriele Tarquini recently tested the Type R at the Nurburgring, Germany. He said: “I was really impressed by the power and the torque of the engine but also by the set-up they achieved.”

Honda has confirmed that the Type R will use the first of a new family of VTEC Turbo engines. Its four-cylinder, 2.0-litre unit will produce more than 276bhp.